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Toy Theater collection
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1878-1921 |
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The collection consists of dozens of toy theater sheets with colorful characters and sceneries. Some of the characters are
from Der Froschkönig, Bruderchen und Schwefterchen, Die Reise um die Erde in achtzig Tagen, Kalif Storch von Bagdad, Die Jungfrau
von Orleans; and scenery includes tents, castles, stormy seas, palaces, churches, holiday scenes, et cetera. J.F.S.i.E is
printed on the right hand corner of most sheets. Nr. and Nro. stands for Number, and the actual number is the sheet's number
for production and sale.
The collection also includes The Family Temple Toy Theater (also called Le Temple de Famille and Der Familientempel). The
miniature theater includes biblical characters and scenery that focus on the story of Jesus, through birth to death. The colored
figurines and backdrops are cut out and mounted onto stiff backing.
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ms1702 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Imagerie d'Épinal (portable theatre scenes)
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Imagerie Pellerin (Epinal, France) |
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Dates: |
circa 1870 |
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The collection consists of colored lithographed sheets of European theatrical stage settings, figures, etc. which were designed
to be used by children. Most are numbered and were printed by Pellerin and Cie. At the head of each sheet is Imagerie d'Epinal
which was founded in 1796. These sheets were published circa 1870. While overwhelmingly in French, some sheets feature German,
English, and Spanish titles. An inventory of the collection is available in the accession folder.
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ms1511 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kurt Richter designs
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Richter, Kurt |
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Dates: |
circa 1900-1920 |
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The collection consists of pencil sketches, charcoal drawings, watercolors, and crayon designs of Kurt Richter from ca. 1900-1920.
Mainly containing set designs from German theater and opera productions, the collection also includes industrial designs,
landscapes, and illustrations.
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ms1291 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Kim Edgar Swados collection
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Creator: |
Swados, Kim Edgar, 1920- |
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Dates: |
1940-1989 |
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The collection contains theatrical and motion picture set designs. Included are color and black and white sketches, pencil
tracings, blueprints, photographs, negatives, playbills, printed material, and clippings documenting Mr. Swados' work in the
New York theater and in motion pictures.
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Identifier: |
ms2559 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Paris and London music hall costume designs
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Creator: |
Shanks, Alec |
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Dates: |
1930-1939 |
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The collection consists of four original watercolor sketches of costumes designed for the Paris music hall. Two of the sketches
are by Ladislaus Czettel (one featuring two women holding a wreath, the other featuring a man holding a crook covered in flowers)
and two are by Alec Shanks (entitled Violets and Orchidees, both for the Prince of Wales Theatre).
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ms3341 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Paris Music Hall collection
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Creator: |
Weldy, Max |
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Dates: |
circa 1920-1939 |
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The Paris Music Hall Collection comprises over 6,000 original renderings of costume designs and 1,000 original renderings
of curtain designs for the music halls of Paris from 1920 to 1938. The collection, acquired in 1968 by the Library, was originally
the property of Max Weldy who provided the elaborate costumes and curtains to the Folies Bergere, Moulin Rouge and other popular
cabarets and music halls. Weldy maintained a stable of young, extraordinarily imaginative designers who flocked to Paris from
all over Europe to establish a name for themselves. Among the first of Weldy's artists was Romain de Tirtoff, a fledgling
designer from Russia, who would later be internationally renowned as Erté.
After the owners and artistic directors of the music halls determined the annual theme for the shows, various tableaux were
created to fill an evening's entertainment. Most of these were simply spectacles serving as vehicles for the star artists
such as Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, and the Dolly Sisters. The tableaux varied widely to include comic,
dramatic and historic subjects, but musical entertainment was always the focal point. The costumes reflected the themes such
as "the French Revolution", "Jewels", "The Garden of Metal", "The Seven Deadly Sins", "Flowers", as well as various animals,
food, and sports. Most of the sketches are in color, done on tracing paper or watercolor paper. A few have fabric swatches
attached. The collection includes designers such as Erté, Serge Kojan, Alex Shanks, Freddy Wittop, José Zamora, and Zig.
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Identifier: |
ms714 |
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Hargrett Library |
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